Derek Jacobi

7 films on Best Blurays4 in 4K3 in HD

Derek Jacobi photo

Sir Derek George Jacobi CBE (born 22 October 1938) is an English actor. Jacobi is known for his work at the Royal National Theatre and for his film and television roles. He has received numerous accolades including a BAFTA Award, two Olivier Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Tony Award. He was given a knighthood for his services to theatre by Queen Elizabeth II in 1994. Description above from the Wikipedia article Derek Jacobi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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4 in 4K

UHD Blu-ray or 4K streaming

Dead Again (1991)

Leading role · Director: Kenneth Branagh

Video format: UHD Blu-ray

4K · Disappointing

Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray is encoded in a wrong color space see post "A BT2020->P3 matrix corrects the issue (ignore tonemapping related errors)"

3.4

Gladiator (2000)

Supporting role · Director: Ridley Scott

4K · Solid

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Paramount/Universal 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Paramount/Universal 4K Blu-ray but: it has a few shots that are blurrier than the older Blu-ray, for unknown reasons see BR post.

Best Audio:

Cinema DTS or Signature Collection DVD AC-3

4.2

Gladiator II (2024)

Supporting role · Director: Ridley Scott

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Paramount 4K Blu-ray

3.2

Murder on the Orient Express (2017)

Supporting role · Director: Kenneth Branagh

Best English-Friendly & Video:

3 in HD

Blu-ray or HD streaming

The Secret of NIMH (1982)

Leading role · Director: Don Bluth

Best English-Friendly:

Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

MoC Blu-ray caps

3.9

The King's Speech (2010)

Supporting role · Director: Tom Hooper

Best English-Friendly:

US Starz/Anchor Bay Blu-ray

Best Video:

US Starz/Anchor Bay Blu-ray or Australia Blu-ray

Video Notes:

No comparisons. UK Momentum Blu-ray is 1080i not 1080p France release has forced subtitles Australia version is reported to be good

3.8

Gosford Park (2001)

Small role · Director: Robert Altman

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · caps-a-holic (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Arrow Blu-ray > Canada Alliance Blu-ray see caps

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